The victim, a 29-year-old woman, escaped from an apartment in the 300 block of South Laurel Street on Monday morning and told officers she had been battered and kept a prisoner in her own home.

The pair met four months ago and a week into the relationship, Sandoval started becoming violent, Day said Wednesday, providing reasons for the court to grant a criminal protective order.

"He first beat her so badly" that the woman sustained black eyes and profuse bleeding, Day said. Day said in the four months Sandoval confined the victim, he beat her to the point of needing medical attention 10 times; he strangled her until she lost consciousness three times; he made her take sleeping pills; and he removed all the clocks from her home.

"He threw her dog against the wall, killing it," Day said.

When the woman tried leaving him on three occasions, he stabbed her in the neck with a screwdriver each time, Day said.

Superior Court Judge Brett Morgan ordered Sandoval to remain in jail custody and have no contact with the victim.

A documented gang member, Sandoval was arrested at the apartment complex with the help of canine units.

In the aftermath, neighbors said they noticed the woman hadn't been out much since Sandoval moved in. They said she had sent her two small children away a few weeks ago.

Sandoval was a parolee at-large at the time of his arrest. He has a lengthy criminal history, including prior convictions of domestic violence, assault with force likely to produce bodily injury, auto theft, possession of methamphetamine and possession of ammunition.

Those priors will be tacked on as enhancements to the current charges.

In addition to the domestic violence case, prosecutors filed a separate complaint for evading police on June 28, 2013.

On Wednesday, Morgan set bail at $1.4 million in the domestic violence case. Morgan added another $100,000 for the evading police case.

Sandoval is scheduled back in court for further arraignment Tuesday. He is represented by the San Joaquin County Public Defender's Office.

Contact reporter Jennie Rodriguez-Moore at (209) 943-8564 or jrodriguez@recordnet.com. Follow her at recordnet.com/courtsblog and on Twitter@TheRecordCourts.

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